Friday, October 22, 2010

Day 7: Favorite Books-- Non Fiction

Keep in mind, I'm kind of a dork. So I actually have favorite non-fiction books.

1) Books related to microbiology and history like:

  • Man and Microbes - the co-evolution of humans and the microbes that plague/help us.
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  • The Ghost Map - it's about the founding of the study of epidemiology during a horrendous cholera outbreak in London during the 1850's.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
  • Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC -- all about the disease investigators who work in places like Africa identifying ebola, and other emerging infectious agents
Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC

2) Books related to nutrition and our food system
  • Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
  • What to Eat
What to Eat
  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)


1 comment:

  1. Have you read The Immortal Like of Henrietta Lacks? It's on my to read list. I hear it is fabulous.

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